2021 Buffalo Bulls football team

2021 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	4–8 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Maurice Linguist (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Shane Montgomery (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Joe Cauthen (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium

2021 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Kent State xy		6	–	2					7	–	7
Miami (OH)		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ohio		3	–	5					3	–	9
Bowling Green		2	–	6					4	–	8
Buffalo		2	–	6					4	–	8
Akron		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		6	–	2					9	–	5
Central Michigan x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Toledo		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					7	–	6
Western Michigan		4	–	4					8	–	5
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2021 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Maurice Linguist, the Bulls compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MAC's East Division. The team played home games at University at Buffalo Stadium in Amherst, New York.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Wagner*	University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN3	W 69–7	13,063
September 11	3:30 p.m.	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 3–28	85,663
September 18	12:00 p.m.	No. 16 Coastal Carolina*	University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN2	L 25–28	16,739
September 25	6:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion*	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 35–34	18,197
October 2	12:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY	CBSSN	L 17–24	17,344
October 9	7:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPNU	L 38–48	12,105
October 16	12:00 p.m.	Ohio	University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	W 27–26	12,909
October 23	3:30 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	ESPN+	W 45–10	8,635
October 30	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY	CBSSN	L 44–56	13,163
November 9	7:00 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPNU	L 18–45	10,069
November 17	7:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN2	L 27–33 OT	13,097
November 23	7:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 3–20	6,112
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Before the season

2021 NFL draft

Defensive end Malcolm Koonce was selected in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft by the Las Vegas Raiders. Koonce was the 15th Buffalo player to be drafted in the program’s history, and the first since 2017, when the Cincinnati Bengals selected Bulls tight end Mason Schreck in the seventh round, at No. 251. Koonce became the third Buffalo player drafted by the Raiders, joining Trevor Scott in 2008 and Khalil Mack in 2014.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
3	79	Malcolm Koonce	DE	Las Vegas Raiders